The Journal of the Southern Regional Council, 1978-2003
Money Matters in Education By Luz Borrero Vol. 25, No. 1-4, 2003 p. 3 The Southern Regional Council has long advocated full government responsibility in providing equal access to high quality education. This fundamental duty directly affects the lives of
Embracing Thanatos: The War Machine and the Bush Administration By Dan T. Carter Vol. 25, No. 1-4, 2003 pp. 4-5 This year, Congress is on track to approve a Bush administration defense budget of $400 billion, a figure meaning that
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Missing Martin By Paul M. Gaston Vol. 25, No. 1-4, 2003 pp. 6-7 Forty years ago, a quarter of a million Americans came to Washington in a march for jobs and freedom. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s, “I Have a Dream”
Rally ‘Round the Flag Boys: Continued White Flight from the Democratic Party By Laughlin McDonald Vol. 25, No. 1-4, 2003 pp. 8-9 When Sonny Perdue took the oath of office in Atlanta in January 2003, he became the first Republican
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Fighting to Find the Facts: Virginia Organizing Project on Racial Profiling By Steve Vaughan Vol. 25, No. 1-4, 2003 p. 10 To solve a problem, one first needs to know how bad the problem is. While that might seem to
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The Pryor Threat By Allen Tullos Vol. 25, no. 1-4, 2003 pp. 11-12 What happens when the Bush administration’s obsession with handing federal judgeships to shrewd and articulate, right wing, strict-constructionist ideologues draws too big of a crowd to slip
FILM: Education and Incarceration? Reviewed by Randall Burkett Vol. 25, No. 1-4, 2003 pp. 13-14 The Intolerable Burden. Directed by Chea Prince. Produced by Constance Curry. Blue Stream Production Films, 2003. Regular readers of these pages will be familiar with
BOOKS: Georgia’s Quest for Fair Representation By Steve Suitts Vol. 25, No. 1-4, 2003 pp. 15-16 Laughlin McDonald, A Voting Rights Odyssey: Black Enfranchisement in Georgia, Cambridge University Press, 2003. For the last three decades, Laughlin McDonald has been democracy’s
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A Highway Up From Darkness Reviewed by Robert J. Norrell Vol. 25, No. 1-4, 2003 pp. 17-18 J. Mills Thornton III, Dividing Lines: Municipal Politics and the Struggle for Civil Rights in Montgomery, Birmingham, and Selma. Tuscaloosa: The University of
Jumping on Racism with Both Feet Reviewed by Ellen G. Spears Vol. 25, No. 1-4, 2003 pp. 19-20 “Racism is such a powerful force in this country, you have to always be jumping on it with both feet just to